Best and Worst: Dame Shirley Bassey sings ‘Goldfinger’

In a night of many – probably a few too many – musical numbers, nobody ripped into theirs with the hungry force of Welsh diva Shirley Bassey, for many of us still the most iconic of all Bond-movie belters. Her full-throated rendition of her classic 1964 theme for “Goldfinger” was nothing short of tremendous – at the age of 76, Bassey’s voice sounds scarcely less rich and resonant than it did nearly 50 years ago. It promised great things for the show’s much-vaunted golden anniversary Bond tribute. So... where was the rest of it? The audience seemed befuddled as Bassey’s number ended and it became clear that a medley was not forthcoming: no Carly Simon, no Paul McCartney, not even Duran Duran or Sheryl Crow, while Adele’s eagerly awaited “Skyfall” performance was kept oddly separate from the entire sequence. If you’re honouring fifty years of a film franchise, surely more than one song is in order – particularly when “Les Mis” gets an entire medley to itself.

- Guy Lodge

Photo Credit: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

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Well, call me British but I think MacFarlane was brilliant. Best host in a long time. And there was clearly something not right with Adele. She can sing much louder than that without getting screechy, and she looked uncomfortable and sang a flat note toward the end. All very out of character.

Seth doesn't belong on stage, keep up the funny toons, though. FLOTUS's appearance was really awkward. Our first lady is'nt meant to be an entertainer. Mrs. Obama needs to wait until she is no longer FLOTUS to indulge her Hollywood ambitions.